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Crime in W1S 2

How much crime is recorded in W1S 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,559 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1S 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1S 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
329
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

W1S 2National
Burglary132.59.1
Theft from the person93.02.1
Other theft69.74.5
Shoplifting57.98.4
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour27.110.7
Robbery12.21.4
Public order8.34.6
Drugs7.62.4
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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